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Nicola’s sign of heavenly healing help

JUST HEAVEN: Nicola Hesketh, left, and artist Susan Moran who painted the 6ft angel as the focal point in the shop

2:03pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

BURY businesswoman Nicola Hesketh called upon some divine inspiration in her quest to create an eye-catching focal point for her new shop.

Call for crackdown on firms wasting energy

2:08pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

A BURY-based IT specialist is calling for the European Parliament to crack down on businesses who flaunt energy saving principles by wasting nearly £6 billion a year.

Comic at Chamber dinner

TALENT: Michael McIntyre

2:06pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

AWARD-winning comedian Michael McIntyre will provide the entertainment at Greater Manchester Chamber’s annual dinner.

Firm to supply oil rig seals

2:09pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

SAFETY seal manufacturer Roxtec has signed a deal to supply two oil rigs being built for the off-shore specialist SeaDragon.

Belt will keep mums-to-be safe in the car

KEEPING SAFE: The soon to be launched pregnancy seatbelt harness for mums-to-be

10:13am Wednesday 10th March 2010

A BURY boffin’s new seatbelt could save mums-to-be the pain and agony of losing an unborn child in car accidents.

Communications boost

10:15am Wednesday 10th March 2010

AN order for £75,000 worth of high-tech two-way radios won by a Bury firm could signal the economy is getting back on track.

Awards reflect the best of local business

10:14am Wednesday 10th March 2010

BURY companies could emerge as “local heroes” by flying the flag for the town in a prestigious awards event.

Millionaire speaker

10:15am Wednesday 10th March 2010

A STAR of Channel 4’s “Secret Millionaire” is to be a guest speaker at a free Manchester event organised by the Forum of Private Business (FPB).

Chamber is keeping an eye on the world of commerce

10:17am Wednesday 10th March 2010

IN this latest in a series of columns for the Bury Times, Shahid Azam underlines local networking and other related events for Bury businessmen and women. He is Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce’s Local Council Chamber President for the Bury area and works for local solicitors, Clough & Willis.

Digital world will continue to push new boundaries

IT’S GOOD TO TALK: Dr Mike Short, pictured inside the Bury O2 call centre

8:12am Wednesday 3rd March 2010

DIGITAL Britain will continue to boom as information communication technology commands an even greater foothold in our day-to-day lives.

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Could it be that our civic halls are targeted, because as well as exercise, some activities can be described as entertainment. This would be to ignore the social side on which communities aspire and expand. Without civic halls, communities would in the main, have to rely on small church halls and clubs or join expensive health centres. The enlarged social and warm atmosphere would evaporate, probably gone forever. − Alf Wentworth, Prestwich

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Nobel prize-winning economist, Joseph Stilgitz, put it like this: “Crisis policies were working but now the bankers are back in charge.”  − George Heron Bury Green Party

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